Roz Chast is a native Brooklynite-turned-suburban commuter deemed the quintessential New Yorker, Chast has always been intensely alive to the glorious spectacle that is Manhattan--the daily clash of sidewalk racers and dawdlers; the fascinating range of dress codes; and the priceless, nutty outbursts of souls from all walks of life.
For Chast, adjusting to life outside the city was surreal--(you can own trees!? you have to drive!?)--but she recognized that the reverse was true for her kids. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange visual world of Manhattan--its blackened sidewalk gum-wads, "those West Side Story-things" (fire escapes)--and its crazily honeycombed systems and grids.

Told through Chast's singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching and true cartoons, Going Into Town is part New York stories (the "overheard and overseen" of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting and venting--an irresistible, one-of-a-kind love letter to the city.

Special instructions: Seating in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium is first come, first served (385 max.) TTN will meet at 5:15 at the West Congress Parkway entrance and join the event line in Congress Hallway Parkway to receive a ticket voucher. There will be overflow seating in two other rooms. Books are available for purchase and the author will autograph books at the conclusion of the program.

NO PAYMENT REQUIRED. ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER ON TTN’S website by Oct 9, 2017.